Press Release Department: Federal - Canadian Heritage

On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence James Bezan (Selkirk-Interlake , Man.) announced the government has provided $4,600 through the Building Communities through Arts and Heritage program to support the 3rd Gimli Ice Festival, which will take place March 1 and 2. With this support, the festival will feature snow sculpting, a community … Read more

On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.), Conservative MP Maurice Vellacott (Saskatoon-Wanuskewin, Sask.) announced federal funding of $46,000 ($23,000 per year) through the Canada Arts Presentation Fund to support the Persephone Theatre Youth Series. These funds will enable the Persephone Theatre to present its 8th and 9th professional theatre series for young people. The full … Read more

Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) announced that the government is providing $90,000 through the Canada Arts Presentation Fund for the 32nd edition of FIFA, which will take place from March 20 to 30. These funds will allow FIFA to present the world’s best media arts productions and art films. The Media Arts … Read more

Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) issued a statement on the signing of the Audiovisual Coproduction Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of India. The full statement is available online. Call 819-997-7788. Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) congratulated ACTRA Toronto’s award nominees and winners for 2014. ACTRA … Read more

Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) held a press conference at the Cassie Campbell Community Centre in Brampton, Ont. to highlight federal government funding for Special Olympics Canada. The press conference followed a basketball demonstration featuring Special Olympics athletes in which Gosal participated. On February 5, the government announced that it would provide Special Olympics Canada … Read more

On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.), Conservative MP Colin Carrie (Oshawa, ont.) announced the Government of Canada has provided $385,000 in funding through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund to the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa, Ont. The funding will support the creation of new multi-use, archive/collection, and outreach spaces, as well … Read more

On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.), Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) conducted consultations in Toronto to seek the views from various sport organizations, including the Canadian Olympic Committee and the Canadian Sport Institute Ontario, on how they would like to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation. All Canadians are … Read more

Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) and Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont.) invite the public to view the six final design concepts for the future National Holocaust Monument, which will be located in Ottawa. The public viewing will take place on Thursday, February 20 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in the … Read more

Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) issued a statement on the Occasion of Heritage Day. “As we approach the 150th anniversary of Confederation in 2017, I strongly believe it is important to provide Canadians with opportunities to improve their knowledge of Canada and its history. On behalf of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Government … Read more

Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) issued a statement on the nominees to the 2014 Canadian Paralympic Para-Nordic Ski Team. The full statement is available online. Call 819-934-1122.